September 2018

Page A2 SEPTEMBER 2018 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A Published Monthly by: Nomis Publications, Inc. PO Box 5159, Youngstown, OH 44514 1-800-321-7479 FAX 1-800-321-9040 www.nomispublications.com info@nomispublications.com Subscription: United States $25.00 - Canada/Mexico $50.00 Circulation 21,000 per issue. Overseas rates available. Deadline for Press Releases: 5th of the Previous month. Advertising: Display Ad rates sent upon request. Classified and Shipping Directory rates published in each issue. All advertising must be received by the 5th of the previous month. Due to the vast amount of sources, the publisher is not responsible for the content of any news articles or advertisements. Nor is the publisher responsible for any loss of revenue by failure to insert an advertisement. 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ISSN 1944-1126 Funeral Home & Cemetery News Online at www.nomispublications.com MONTHLY FEATURES Classified Ads.............................................................................................. ..B17 Shipping Directory....................................................................................... ..B14 Calendar of Events...................................................................................... ....B2 Association News......................................................................................... .A26 Deaths.......................................................................................................... .A42 Educational News........................................................................................ .A24 Suppliers News............................................................................................ ...B1 COLUMNS: A Proactive Approach to Advance Funeral Planning by Chris Kuhnen.......... .A6 Embalming Tips & Tools by Matt Black........................................................ .A16 HearseHub by Mike Jamar........................................................................... ...B6 Let’s Chat by Kristan Dean. ........................................................................... .A8 Memoires des choix des Jacque by Kate Frediani-Gorman........................ .A36 Millennial Directors by Matthew Morian and Zach Carnley.......................... .A10 Museum Corner........................................................................................... .A38 Observations by Steven Palmer................................................................... .A12 Protecting Your Families and Your Business by Jim Starks......................... .A18 The Lincoln Funeral Diary by Todd Van Beck.............................................. .A24 Random Musings by Nancy Weil................................................................... .A4 NOTICE The FUNERAL HOME AND CEMETERY NEWS is now sent in two parts. Section A, which includes pages A1-A44 and Section B, which contains the Classified Advertising and consists of pages B1-B24. If you do not receive both sections please call 1-800-321-7479 or email info@nomispublications.com. FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Online Directories US & International Funeral Homes • Supply Companies Cemeteries • Pet Memorialization Companies Trade Associations • Plus Much More... www.nomispublications.com Like Us On HAVE YOU SEEN THESE CHILDREN? The photographs below have been provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Please help locate these children by posting in your lobby, office, on your bulletin board, etc. Anyone with information should immediately contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678 or (703)235-3900 DEYSI PEREZ Circumstances: Deysi was last seen on August 29, 2017. Missing Since: 8/29/2017 Missing From: Van Nuys, CA Date of Birth: 1/26/2000 Age Now: 18 Yrs Sex: Female Race: Hispanic Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5’0” Weight: 105 lbs WAINE McCEADER Circumstances: Waine may still be in the local area or he may travel to Wisconsin. Missing Since: 7/9/2017 Missing From: Schereville, IN Date of Birth: 7/10/2003 Age Now: 15 Yrs Sex: Male Race: Black Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5’4” Weight: 127 lbs ELVIN MORALES Circumstances: Elvin was last seen on November 1, 2017. He may still be in the local area. Missing Since: 11/1/2017 Missing From: Holyoke, MA Date of Birth: 12/2/2000 Age Now: 17 Yrs Sex: Male Race: Hispanic Hair: Lt. Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 5’10” Weight: 140 lbs Submit your photograph or line drawing and Include: • your firm’s name, address, phone number(s) • name of contact person • a short description of your facility Send to FRONT COVER c/o Nomis Publications, Inc PO Box 5159 • Youngstown, Ohio 44514 For more information, call Kim 800-321-7479 kim@nomispublications.com www.nomispublications.com FEATURING HERE William and Mary Holt Continued from Front Page Holt & Holt Funeral Home homes, he began working in Hamburg, AR and then moved to Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home in Midland, TX before taking over in Boerne and estab- lishing Holt & Holt. Finding Boerne set- tled his restless heart; he found the right fit between his management skills, his commitment to excellent customer service and his compassion to help people with the loss of their loved ones. Mary, the second part of the dynamic fu- neral home customer service duo, is the heart of Holt & Holt and a technical sup- port expert. She will be utilizing her skills in computer programming, project man- agement and accounting to make Holt & Holt a stable, organized family oriented funeral home. Mary was raised in Lou- isiana, but her Texas roots trace back to the 1840’s when her mother’s family emi- grated from Germany to the Hill Coun- try. Her forebears established themselves as store owners and land owners in the Hill Country and Gonzales County. As a child, she spent most summers in the Hill Country, and is glad to be back; it’s one of her favorite places to be. The combination of William’s extensive management experience and Mary’s tech- nical expertise make them well-suited to running a funeral home and moderniz- ing its operations. Applying their project management principles to every service, will allow for the newly improved Holt & Holt Funeral Home to focus their atten- tions on the families and their needs. Holt & Holt Funeral Home, located at 319 E. San Antonio Avenue in Boerne, TX, offers a wide variety of services. Visit their website at www.holtfh.com to learn more. and his need to contribute to the community brought him to open Holt & Holt Funeral Home, along with his wife Mary and their son Jason. It is a real fam- ily affair offering compas- sion and caring to all the families seeking to lay their loved ones to rest. With the new and improved facili- ties and relationships, Mr. and Mrs. Holt felt a new name would reflect their vision and goals for this long-time Boerne business. William started his fu- neral home management career in Yoakum and was managing five homes in that area before being transferred to manage fu- neral homes in the Taylor, TX area. Finding that he preferred smaller funeral The Newly Renamed